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thugz8
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Just a point on Taekwando. You mentioned it has alot of emhpais on sport etc. This is somewhat a misconception and a source of a bit of argument from many schools of the "Traditional" way.
The notion of ITF vs WTF is quite interesting aswell. For those who dont know, Taekwando has two main federations. The oen you see at the olympics, and the more common one in Western Society comes under the WTF banner.
The easiest way to describe the differences between the two federations is the way of fighting. ITF use traditinal ways, ie, they have wider stances, more rounded and powerfull kicks. They also do more hand techniques, aswell as touch on a few close combat techniques including basic joint locks, throws etc.
WTF has a more narrow stance, with kicks that are more shallow. The shallow kicks lead them to be less powerfull, but faster. WTF has but alot of movement towards competitions, and olympic events.
Ofcourse, there are many places in Australia who combine the two "styles".
The notion of ITF vs WTF is quite interesting aswell. For those who dont know, Taekwando has two main federations. The oen you see at the olympics, and the more common one in Western Society comes under the WTF banner.
The easiest way to describe the differences between the two federations is the way of fighting. ITF use traditinal ways, ie, they have wider stances, more rounded and powerfull kicks. They also do more hand techniques, aswell as touch on a few close combat techniques including basic joint locks, throws etc.
WTF has a more narrow stance, with kicks that are more shallow. The shallow kicks lead them to be less powerfull, but faster. WTF has but alot of movement towards competitions, and olympic events.
Ofcourse, there are many places in Australia who combine the two "styles".